Common Bond Unites
Prep Model UN team partners with fellow Sacred Heart Network school For SHS students there is something much deeper than the connection they hold with each other—it is the bond of being a student of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools. This unique network of 24 schools across the United States and Canada, along with an expansive international consortium, provides students with the opportunity to engage, collaborate, and form life-long friendships. For the first time, Model United Nations (UN) teams from SHP and Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart in Omaha, Neb., joined together as one to participate in the Stanford Model UN Conference. The new team—dubbed OmahaAtherton Sacred Heart Model UN— was composed of 12 SHP students and eight from Duchesne.
For the Stanford Model UN Conference, October 17-19, members of Sacred Heart Prep and Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart joined together and became the Omaha-Atherton Model UN team.
“The SMUNC weekend, although stressful and intimidating, proved to be really fun and also very educational,” said Sofie Surraco (SHP ’16). “It was nice to spend time with our team, both from Nebraska and SHP, telling stories from all our committees, and
laughing the whole way through...Model UN is something in which you can shape the outcome, and the amount you give in is how much you get out of it. I hope to get out more and more as I become [increasingly] comfortable with the process.”
Lanfear Scholarship Established
Endowed fund to support students throughout SHS attendance Early this year, SHS announced the establishment of the Carl and Ilene Lanfear Scholarship, an endowed fund that will provide annual financial support to “one or more Sacred Heart students” throughout the duration of his/her attendance at the school. The first recipient(s) will be selected just prior to the start of the academic year 2015-16. A gift of current LMS parents Dennis and Karen Lanfear, this scholarship is named in honor of Dennis’ aunt and uncle, who provided him valuable support during his undergraduate college days by offering him steady, summer construction work through his uncle’s contractor business. “We are honored to have this scholarship named for us, and in memory of Carl,” said Mrs. Carl (Ilene) Lanfear. “Carl felt very
strongly about supporting the educational aspirations of those in need, to nurture others and provide them with life opportunities they otherwise would not have.” The Carl and Ilene Lanfear Scholarship is one of 45 named, endowed scholarships managed by Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton. With approximately $5 million distributed annually to financially assist a broad array of SHS students from preschool through grade 12, endowed funds such as this new Lanfear Scholarship have become an essential—and growing—avenue of support. If you would like to learn more about how to establish a named, endowed scholarship, please contact the Office of Advancement, 650.473.4003 or advancement@shschools.org.
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